- Nov 22, 2009
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Ok, In one of my rigs in my sig, I have a EVGA GTX 460 SC and in another rig in my sig, I have a HD 6870.
I know the HD 6870 was originally almost equal to the GTX 460, but since then it has gained some ground making it a little faster. Or a bit faster, whichever.
Anyway, My son has a Steam account, and so do I. We play Left 4 Dead alot, and while both PC's handle the games very easily, it just seems ALOT smoother on the GTX 460 than the HD 6870 does.
Rig 1
E7200 @ Stock
EVGA GTX 460 SC
Rig 2
FX-8120
XFX HD 6870
Running the games with the HD 6870, everything seems to be perfect and runs fine.
BUT.....when I run the "same area" in the game with a GTX 460, it just seems A LOT smoother than the AMD counterpart. Why is this ?
So, The AMD card seems perfect and smooth. But when I use the NV card, it just seems that it is A LOT smoother.
Both cards are using the latest drivers.
So, why is the NV equivalent to the HD 6870 "SO" much smoother feeling ? Almost like it has Vsync, and the AMD card doesn't.
I know the HD 6870 was originally almost equal to the GTX 460, but since then it has gained some ground making it a little faster. Or a bit faster, whichever.
Anyway, My son has a Steam account, and so do I. We play Left 4 Dead alot, and while both PC's handle the games very easily, it just seems ALOT smoother on the GTX 460 than the HD 6870 does.
Rig 1
E7200 @ Stock
EVGA GTX 460 SC
Rig 2
FX-8120
XFX HD 6870
Running the games with the HD 6870, everything seems to be perfect and runs fine.
BUT.....when I run the "same area" in the game with a GTX 460, it just seems A LOT smoother than the AMD counterpart. Why is this ?
So, The AMD card seems perfect and smooth. But when I use the NV card, it just seems that it is A LOT smoother.
Both cards are using the latest drivers.
So, why is the NV equivalent to the HD 6870 "SO" much smoother feeling ? Almost like it has Vsync, and the AMD card doesn't.